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'" " ~ Jim Rice Quickest fit TU/flre M .... OJ N N . > ::; ~ w Z w oJ U > U MAVRICK Jim Rice switc hed to H·D and ran awa y at Tulare . Ph o t o s by Dan Mahony TULARE , CAL., May 12, 1973 - J im R ice sw itched to Harley -Davidson hor sep ow er and ra n away with the Mai n event o f to ni ght ' s h alf-mil e dir t track progra m in this Cen tral California fa rm town. The fa mous numb e r' 24 led all b ut the first lap of the 15 -lap Main. Bill y Field (Yam) came u p to c hal lenge Ric e, but overslid it, hi tting a h ay bale, which still side by side at th e finish, but Berry slowe d him ' way d o wn . Tommy had the winning e dge . Rockwood seized the advan rage to no se Expert h eat race w inn ers were his Triumph in to second . Lloyd Ho uchins, -R ice and Rockwood. Hank Houchins was fast qualifier and second Scott, Matt Falconer and Rob Morrison to Rice in the Trophy Dash. Houchins led the Novices to the flag in blew while running sixth in the Main prelimin aries. an d wound up with last place . Tom RESULTS (Unoff ic ial) Horton (T ri ) made the T.D. and nailed EXPERTS: 1. Jim Rice (H-Dl. 2. Tom down sixth place m o ney in the Main. Rockwood fTri) . 3. Billy Field (Yaml. 4 . Ed Hank Scott (Yam) battled John Hermann (Tril. 5.•Chuck Joyner (Trll. 6. Tom Gennai (T ri) closely for th e first three Hort o n (T ril. 7 . Paul Bostr om (Yaml. 8 . Joe laps of the Junio r final, then pulled Brown (Yam). 9 .•Todd Sloan (Tril. 10. Lloyd away and never lo o ked back. Ge n nai , Houchins ·(Tril. racing with a painful pinched nerve in JUNIORS : 1. Hank Scot t (Yaml. 2 . Jo hn his neck, scored runner-up. Gennai [Trl} , 3 . Matt Falconer (Trll. 4 . Rob Fast-timing Novice S kip Aksland Morrison (Nor). 5 . Bob Sanders (Norl. (Yam) waged w heel-to-wheel combat NOVICES: 1. Tom Berry (Yam) . 2. Skip with Tom Berry (Y am) all te n laps of Aksland (Yaml. 3 . Bill Oliver IBul1. th e -green pl a te fin al e ve~ t. They we re Dea lor Inquiries Invlled Phone: (BD5) 824-4261 Deluxe Mbde l $34,00 pair 4" Iravel w/60· 90 progre ss ive ly $29.95:~::prlngs Spring Rallos trom ~5 t 10 125t in' sl ock Shocks come wilh 78t as slandard spare . springs $8.00 pa ir. Complele rebui Id kll s $5.00 ea. 1\2" Extensions $3.00 pr; Seals $1. 50 pair Please specily molorcycle make & model. Mounl Iype requIred. Eye at each end or eye and clevis I ype. Now in sloc k lhe new " M avrlck" 5·way ' adjuslable heavy duly shocks, rebulldable lusl rous chrome springs , 11\2" or 12%" lenglh avai Iable. Cenler 10 cenler of eyes 3\2" trav el. We Pay Posl age 'on Prepaid Orders. Ca lifornia Res ldenls add 5% for sale s lax NOW •••••.NEW ADDED WARRANTy •••••• If Ihe seal falls on 'any MAVR ICK unll .wit hln 90 days from dale of purchase we Villi replace Ihe seal free. P.S. Does anybody else do Ihls? MAVRICK DOES IT AGAIN Hank Sco tt ended up on to p of Jo hn Genn ai after a see.s3W battle. Dea ler Inquiries Invited MAVRICK NO.RTH lliEfUCAN IMPORTS 2321 can Ger_, P.O, Box N Mojave, Calif. 93501 !GENUINE! BUFFALO BREATH JERSEYS $16 .9 5 Wit h yo u r bra nd o f mo to rcy cl e silk scre ened fr ont or back $17 .95 So lid or Mul t i Co lo rs Ava ilab le . Cu stom Mad e Ch est Protecto rs w it h yo u r b ra nd on fr o nt. $ 15 .9 5 Se nd for f r e e c a t alog Dea le r Inq ui res invi t ed Sa me d a y mall o rd e r service J & J Motors BO l< Tom Berry and Sk ip Aksl and we re wheel to wheel right to t he line . 06396 , Po rt la nd , O reqo n 9720 6 503·2 35 -8938